Muhammad's eclipse
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An annular solar eclipse, known as Muhammad's eclipse, occurred on 27 January 632 and was visible across parts of East Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, the Far East, and Siberia. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the apparent diameter of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun, presenting as the Moon blocking most, but not all, of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). This eclipse had a magnitude of 0.9836. This eclipse is especially relevant to the history of Islam as it is identified as the eclipse that occurred during the life of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, upon the death of his youngest son, Ibrahim. It is exclusively documented in Islamic sīrah (biographies of Muhammad) and hadith literature.
An annular solar eclipse, known as Muhammad's eclipse, occurred on 27 January 632 and was visible across parts of East Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, the Far East, and Siberia. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the apparent diameter of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun, presenting as the Moon blocking most, but not all, of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). This eclipse had a magnitude of 0.9836. This eclipse is especially relevant to the history of Islam as it is identified as the eclipse that occurred during the life of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, upon the death of his youngest son, Ibrahim. It is exclusively documented in Islamic sīrah (biographies of Muhammad) and hadith literature.
Within Islamic sources
The occurrence of the eclipse during the life of Islamic prophet Muhammad earned it the epithet 'Muhammad's eclipse'. The eclipse is well-documented in early Islamic sources, but no references to it have been found elsewhere. The eclipse occurred around the time of the death of Muhammad's youngest son, Ibrahim, who was 18 months old. Rumours of God's personal condolences quickly arose. It was also believed in pre-Islamic Arabia that eclipses occurred at the death of a great man. Muhammad denied the rumours and rejected the pre-Islamic beliefs.
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